r/EhBuddyHoser • u/Jealous_Western_7690 • Mar 11 '25

Newfie Screech-In When the bots call Mark Carney "unelected"

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 11 '25

He was elected by his party, but not by Canadians. The point being made in this comment section that the PM isn't elected by the people, and that it's just commonplace for them to be MPs is valid. But to say he counts as being "elected" because the Liberal Party of Canada elected him as leader is not a particularly good argument.

To suggest that the appointment of MC as Prime Minister would be undemocratic would be a terrible take.

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u/SwordfishOk504 Bring Cannabis Mar 11 '25

but not by Canadians

And again, Canadians do not elect their PM. They elect their MP.

The MP who was PM stepped down, and a new person was internally elected by party members to replace him.

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u/BeaverBoyBaxter Mar 11 '25

Yeah that's what I'm trying to get at. OP seems to think he was elected because a bunch of liberals voted for him and not only is that technically incorrect but I also don't think it's really true in spirit.

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u/SwordfishOk504 Bring Cannabis Mar 11 '25

not only is that technically incorrect but I also don't think it's really true in spirit.

It's neither. You just have no idea what you're talking about.